Investigation of the Role of Perceived Stigma on Family Resilience in Family Members of People With A Chronic Mental Illness: A Cross-Sectional Study
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2025
Yazarlar: Ayşe Sarı, Figen Şengün İnan, Zekiye Çetinkaya Duman, Erkan ÜNSAL
JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC AND MENTAL HEALTH NURSING, SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi, Uluslararası, Wos, 2025, cilt 1, ss 1-12
DOI: 10.1111/jpm.70029
Özet
<p>Introduction: In the provision of comprehensive care, it is important to identify factors that affect the resilience of family car-</p><p>egivers of people with a chronic mental illness.</p><p>Aim: This study was aimed at investigating the association between perceived family stigma and family resilience among family</p><p>caregivers of people with a chronic mental illness.</p><p>Method: In the study, the cross-sectional, correlational design was used. The sample consisted of 158 family caregivers of indi-</p><p>viduals diagnosed with a chronic mental illness (schizophrenia and bipolar disorder) who were attending an outpatient unit of a</p><p>university hospital. Data were collected using the stigma section of the Family Interview Schedule (FIS), and Family Hardiness</p><p>Index and Sociodemographic Characteristics Form. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to analyse the data. In the re-</p><p>porting of the study, the STROBE checklist was used.</p><p>Results: Family stigma (β = −0.564, p = 0.001) and duration of caregiving (β = −0.396, p = 0.001) were associated with family re-</p><p>silience. In the model, family stigma and duration of caregiving accounted for 30% of the variance in family resilience (Adjusted</p><p>R2 = 0.300) (F = 33.142, p = 0.001).</p><p>Conclusion: Perceived stigma of the family and duration of caregiving are important determinants of family resilience. There</p><p>was a significant negative relationship between family stigma and family resilience.</p><p>Limitations: The fact that the study was conducted in a single hospital may have affected the generalisability of the results</p><p>in terms of sample diversity. The hospital where the research was conducted is a university hospital and thus it is thought that</p><p>supportive services for caregivers are relatively better. The other limitation is that a cross-sectional design was used, making it</p><p>impossible to identify causal relationships.</p><p>Recommendations: It is recommended that the long-term effects of perceived stigma of caregivers on family resilience be</p><p>investigated in future studies. It is recommended that mental health nurses plan nursing interventions to reduce the family's</p><p>perceived stigma in order to increase family resilience.</p>